The Best Museums Across the U.S. Totally Worth a Visit

The U.S. is home to some of the world's largest, most well-known museums. We've rounded up 20 of the best ones across America that you'll want to pay a visit to, like the Natural Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C., the Getty museum in Los Angeles, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Don't miss some of these more popular attractions totally worth your time, tourist or no tourist!

The MoMA is one of the most influential museums for modern art. People come from all over the world to see the works and exhibits that this museum houses. In addition to all the artwork, there is a sculpture garden and a library with over 300,000 books.

The 60 exhibits that make up the USS Midway Museum allow you to experience all things Navy; from the crew's sleeping quarters to the pilots' ready rooms. The museum also has aircraft simulators for an interactive experience.

Other Aircrafts You'll See: The SBD Dauntless dive bomber, a TBM Avenger, and the Vietnam aircraft, the F-4 Phantom

Home to the Nation's Official World War II Museum (Designated by Congress)

Affiliated with the Smithsonian, this museum offers artifacts that will bring the history of World War II to life. Visitors will be able to visit some of the memorials and feel inspired by the great American stories.

Other Exhibits You'll See: The D-Day Gallery and the 4D cinematic experience, Beyond All Boundaries

Also know as The Met, this museum is one the most visited in the United States. On the edge of Central Park, the museum is divided into 17 different departments/galleries. There is even a second location in northern Manhattan, The Cloisters, completely dedicated to medieval Europeart and architecture.

There are over 300 rare and one-of-a-kind aircrafts on display at this museum. One of the biggest sections is devoted to the Wright brothers, the inventors and pioneers in aviation, housing many artifacts as well as replicas of their planes.

Other Aircrafts You'll See: North American XB-70 Valkyrie and one of the Convair B-36 Peacemakers

The NMAAHC is the newest extension to the Smithsonian, housed in its own beautiful building designed by David Adjaye. After opening in 2016, the museum has received critical acclaim for offering museumgoers a real and raw look at African American history.

Constructed by the acclaimed Bob Cassilly and 20 other artists, using only building and aircraft materials, this giant playground museum is one where the kids will not want to leave. They'll get to spend the day climbing and exploring all the structures in the 600,000 square-foot space.

Other Cool Things You'll See: The World Aquarium and The Shoelace Factory

This museum's growing collection over the centuries has caused the institute to expand; the most recent addition being the Modern Wing in 2009. It has a whole research institute with conservation science departments and laboratories.

Home to the Last Column and Slurry Wall From the World Trade Center Towers

Experience the beautiful memorial that pays tribute to the 2,996 people lost during the most horrific terrorist attack to happen on American soil.

Other Exhibits You'll See: In Memoriam where visitors are able to learn about the men and women that we lost; The historical exhibition which is divided in three parts: Day of 9/11, Before 9/11, and After 9/11.

Home to the Largest Collection of Historic Aircrafts and Spacecrafts in the World

At the NASM, all the aircrafts on display are the originals or the backups to the original. When you visit, take a close look at each of the aircrafts and see the blemishes that still remain from their use, like on the Apollo 11 module.

Other Exhibits You'll Find: The Albert Einstein Planetarium, the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater, and the Public Observatory

Located right on the National Mall, the National Gallery of Art consists of art that spans from the middle ages to today. The most recent addition to the gallery is a Sculpture Garden that offers a large collection of modern sculptures year-round.

Fairly new to the museum scene, The Chihuly Garden and Glass center opened in 2012. Having eight different galleries to explore, you'll be in awe of the massive, vibrant abstract sculptures that have museumgoers saying pictures can't do it justice.

Other Glassworks You'll Find: The Glasshouse hallway that has giant, suspended radiant flowers hanging from the ceiling and The Garden that is filled with large glass icicle structures.

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the largest in the world. Besides all of the permanent exhibits, the museum also houses a planetarium and library and serves as a field guide for the entire world.

Other Exhibits You'll Find: Irma and Paul Milstein Family Hall of Ocean Life, the Hall of Ornithischian Dinosaurs, and the Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda

Known as just The Guggenheim, its building is as much of a sight to see as the art inside. As the floor ramps up in a circle, Wright intended for visitors to have the possibility of seeing various pieces of work from different levels at the same time.

Watch an actual spaceship launch people into space at Kennedy Space Center's Visitor Complex. The visitor complex, a few miles from the launch pad, offers the closest public viewing of Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station launches.

Other Exhibits You'll Find: Astronaut Encounter where you meet current astronauts; Astronauts Training Simulators that teach you the functions performed in flight; Shuttle Launch Experience where you can feel the sights and sounds of blasting into outer space.

The inside of this 1912 mansion that was home to Henry Frick and just down the block the Met, is not only filled with paintings from famous European artists but also a vast collection of sculptures and porcelain.

This children's museum is packed with interactive places to learn and is visited by millions of families each year. Focused on educating, while entertaining, kids will learn everything in the three main selections: the American Collection, the Cultural World Collection, and the Natural World Collection.

Other Artifacts You'll Find: An Interactive Circus, the chocolate slide, and the Dinosphere

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